A few days ago on discovery Channel, I was watching Daily Planet. There was a guy on there from a fire security company called Tyco fire and security.
He had this amazing fluid that looking exactly like water, but acted VERY different.
He calls is SAPPHIRE! (No, not from ATI) The real name of the fluid is called 3Mâ„¢ Novecâ„¢ 1230. SAPPHIRE is the system that uses the fluid.
In the demonstration, he had a tank full of this stuff. He put a working cell phone that was on in the liquid. It still work. He put a laptop in the liquid, and again, it still works, even in the liquid! He also put a monitor in it, and yes, the monitor still worked!
The liquid does not conduct electricity, but the amazing part is it does not make things wet! When you pull things out of the liquid, they are completely dry!
What's really cool about this stuff is how heat makes it react! When any sorce of heat touchs the liquid, it instantly cools down. This is why it makes such a great liquid for fire fighters. It wouldn't ruin an office building, and all they need is a little bit of this stuff. It doesn't actully touch the fire, it just cools down so much from the intense heat that it almost freezes the fire! It robs the fire of it's heat and puts it out!
There is more information about the liquid on this site:
http://www.ansul.com/en/Products/clean_ ... pphire.asp
Or check out http://www.tycofireandsecurity.com
What does this mean for the futur of PC cooling? Could you submerge an entire PC in this liquid and never have to worry about heat again?
Only time will tell that story!